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& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
5 July 2020
Eugene, Oregon, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The CAHOOTS crisis-response program saves its city money and its people living on the streets a great deal of unwanted police contact – contact that in other places is a common cause of excessive force and arrests tha...
Montana Public Radio
Sarah Brown
25 June 2020
Billings, Montana, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
As the traditional food supply chain is upended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local food systems in Montana are connecting farmers and ranchers with buyers. The Yellowstone Valley Food Hub, a cooperative that started ...
25 June 2020
Berkeley, California, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
City officials in Berkeley have recently implemented a mobile testing site for Covid-19 to better reach vulnerable populations throughout the region. Although the physical testing site will remain as the central point...
24 June 2020
Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
In Nashua, New Hampshire, public health officials have set up a Covid-19 testing site in the parking lot of a church to better serve minority communities. The testing site caters to both drive-up and walk-up appointme...
The Discourse
David Minkow
24 June 2020
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Text
800-1500 Words
A coalition of local groups in the Cowichan region focused on the welfare of vulnerable populations during COVID-19 opened five tenting sites that have provided people experiencing homelessness with safety, meals, and...
23 June 2020
Minnesota, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
As the novel coronavirus disrupts how farmers get their products to consumers, many of them are looking for mental health resources to manage their stress. While the stigma of mental health issues prevents some farmer...
22 June 2020
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Telehealth is being implemented and used across the United States to assist both patients and doctors during the coronavirus pandemic. Although this practice has its limitations and cannot replace in-person diagnostic...
19 June 2020
District of Columbia, Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
When the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in widespread lockdowns, a Washington, D.C. Episcopal day school partnered with a retirement home to help students and seniors provide companionship to one another and decrease lone...
NBC News
Erin Einhorn
16 June 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
After the pandemic forced schools to close, educators in Detroit had to take on the role of "detectives" in order to track down missing students and help them stay on-track. After realizing the extent of the impact th...
16 June 2020
Bangor, Maine, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Bangor drug court in Maine has turned to the use of Zoom to keep in contact with program participants during the Covid-19 pandemic. Although meeting via video call can disguise some physical symptoms of drug use, this...
11 June 2020
Eugene, Oregon, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
CAHOOTS, the 31-year-old program considered a model for the growing number of community-based crisis programs, fielded more than 24,000 calls in 2019, less than 1% of which required police involvement. The program's u...
9 June 2020
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
To meet the financial needs of undocumented immigrants caught in the gap left by the federal CARES Act pandemic relief program, the advocacy group Aliento has distributed financial aid, educated workers about unemploy...
8 June 2020
Manaus, Amazonia, Brazil
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Aula em Casa, which translates to School at Home, is a television program that features class material for students living in remote parts of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, who likely have televisions, but not acces...
edibleWOW
Kate Roff
Special Edition 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
During the COVID-19 pandemic, small farmers in Michigan are coming up with different business models in order to get their produce into consumers’ hands. Fisheye Farms in Detroit created a community-supported agricult...
4 June 2020
Alamosa, Colorado, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program in Alamosa, Colorado, gives police officers the option of sending people to substance abuse treatment rather than straight into the criminal justice system. Used i...
Staten Island Advance
Jordan Hafizi
31 May 2020
Staten Island, New York, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Dance, karate, and music instructors in Staten Island, New York are adapting and shifting the ways they deliver lessons to work within the virtual landscape their students, and the rest of society are living in due to...
26 May 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Philadelphia's local government and health care providers are working to improve access to health care and coronavirus testing in minority and low-income neighborhoods. While a testing center is the newest addition to...
26 May 2020
Islamabad, Pakistan
Text
800-1500 Words
Two organizations in Pakistan are working to tackle the country’s waste problem. Saaf Suthra Sheher in Islamabad set up partnerships with offices and schools to process their dry waste like plastics and glass. TrashIt...
Yes! Magazine
Stephanie Hiller
21 May 2020
California, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
To help small farmers stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, some organizations in California are aiding in their transition to community supported agriculture, or CSA, models that directly connect farmers to consu...
21 May 2020
Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
More than a dozen states are participating in a SNAP program, allowing people experiencing economic hardship to purchase food online from retailers. While only certain online retailers allow for food stamp purchases a...
21 May 2020
United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
When the pandemic hit, substance abuse centers had to quickly adapt and determine how they would stay in touch with patients who may be more likely than ever to use. Around-the-clock phone lines, telehealth, and take-...
20 May 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The city of Detroit’s government spearheaded new partnerships at the start of the coronavirus pandemic to provide transit options for people living in city shelters and residents who don’t have cars to access COVID-19...
17 May 2020
Burlington, Vermont, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The move to telemedicine was made necessary due to the coronavirus outbreak, but in Vermont, many health clinics are planning to continue incorporating the practice even after the pandemic dissipates. Although there a...
North Carolina Health News
Liora Engel-Smith
14 May 2020
Ahoskie, North Carolina, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
To better address the necessary adaptions made to the health care system during the coronavirus pandemic, such as utilizing telemedince to abide by social distancing regulations, health insurance companies in North Ca...
14 May 2020
Enterprise, Oregon, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
A community health care clinic in Oregon’s Wallowa County has been able to offer mental health services to its clients during the coronavirus pandemic thanks in part to an already-established virtual practice. In plac...
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